The Independent Crossword Clues and Answers January 07, 2024
Across
| Drink around fourth-rate spot, one shouldn’t go down here | WINDPIPE |
| Shaking butts, couple of fellows dance | CHACHA |
| Write something boring about ancient royal | PENDRAGON |
| Bit in fight | SCRAP |
| Intro to tuneless composer’s passages | TRAVELS |
| Offend police inspectors with burst of wind | DISGUST |
| Certain Marxist’s caught in deal with case of loot | TREASURECHEST |
| Fixed on Titian nude’s powerful body | UNITEDNATIONS |
| Salmon sauce with shortening lacking firmness | GRAVLAX |
| Sweet company’s manoeuvres to get cuddly | NESTLES |
| Watch selection two times on the return | OMEGA |
| Good-for-nothing cryptic clues, no way to break in | SCOUNDREL |
| Gets wind of change in New York on radio | SCENTS |
| Unlimited worms through wharf, reef, or marina | FREEFORM |
Down
| Animal appeal with one furry foot raised | WAPITI |
| Killer skirts from Nagoya enthralling fashionable Japan | NINJA |
| Endure each part before finale of “Walküre” | PERSEVERE |
| Secure, compared to American stars | PEGASUS |
| Swarms VIPs at the Oscars | HOSTS |
| They return bags left during parties | CAROUSELS |
| Craving a little quiet inside | APPETITE |
| Low sodium cleanse on the rise | NADIR |
| National worry about keeping current subsides | TAIWANESE |
| Enamelwork loons, nice for breaking | CLOISONNE |
| Big wave concerning small cutters | SURGEONS |
| Joining old mate among foremost of noisome crossworders? | NEXUS |
| Given final discharge, military unit opening kebab place? | TANDOOR |
| Painless choice to remove caps in sanctuary | ASYLUM |
| Took off from league, leaving fit to get a pint | LEAPT |
| Slow lake craft, once | LARGO |